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The author has simplified without distorting and left no fundamental point uncovered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the non-specialist who wishes to know something of the many philosophical systems evolved by the penetrating Indian intellect down the centuries from Vedic days, this book should prove of considerable value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"M Hiriyanne \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776263270569,"sku":"1225","price":21.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/essen_9fe7dd58-8cc6-4805-b7f2-566b4d10c2b0.jpg?v=1625514276"},{"product_id":"12383-the-origins-and-development-of-classical-hinduism","title":"The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: A L Basham\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Kenneth G Zysk\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 159\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 978-0-19-563085-5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, the final major contribution of A.L. Basham, is written with his usual clarity. Written with the general reader mind, the book answers many questions which may appear baffling to the uninitiated. Yet the author has never deviated from the rigor of his approach towards the study of Indian religion which combined history, philology and phenomenology…Above all the lucidity of his presentation will endear the book to both the student and the master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides an easily readable entry into the subject.\u003cbr\u003e-Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a short general introduction to Hinduism, there are indeed few works that might match Basham's. The lucidity is sparking, the sweep breathtaking.\u003cbr\u003e-Amiya Sen, Reader, Department of History, Desbandhu College, New Delhi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book provides a succinct and excellent introduction to the fundamentals of Hinduism.\u003cbr\u003e-Sunday Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Basham will send many back with eager minds to the great texts.\u003cbr\u003e-The Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginnings of Religion in south Asia\u003cbr\u003eEarly Speculations and the Later Sacrificial Cults\u003cbr\u003eThe Development of Philosophy and the Origin of the Doctrine of Transmigration\u003cbr\u003eThe Mystical and Ascetic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"A L Basham \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776265793705,"sku":"12383","price":22.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/12383_0bb02a8a-fc79-4b30-aca6-48bf955793a9.jpg?v=1625514309"},{"product_id":"13021-symbols-in-art-and-religion","title":"Symbols In Art and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Karel Werner\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1991\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 221\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8120808339\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributions included in the present volume, first published in 1990 in the Durham Indological Series, stem from the Symposia on Indian Religions which took place under the convenership of Karel Werner of the School of Oriental Studies, University of Durham, during the years 1975-84. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Editor rightly confesses, we can hardly claim to have a comprehensive grasp or clear understanding of the processes in human thought, experience and creative effort which lead to the birth of symbols and to their effectiveness. 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He has deliberately not changed anything in this article for two reasons. First, for showing that our main assessments of Swami Vivekananda, our opinions on his views and his work have since remained the same, and have only been depended, expanded, and of course, defined more precisely and accurately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd second, because the publication of this article in a authoritative Indian work, as also Swami Vivekananda birth centenary celebrations in USSR, gave an impetus to further work in our country on the study of his heritage along with a study of the views of Ramakrishna. 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